constrain
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Elevated crude costs, structural demand softness in China and ongoing petrochemical oversupply are expected to constrain the company’s profitability, she adds.
“On the other hand, for Poland as a net commodity importer, higher energy prices are a negative supply-side shock, which might constrain output and activity.”
“With production and exports heavily constrained, investors are sensitive to any threats to supply that could drag on the post-conflict recovery,” analysts at BMI said.
The recent strikes suggest a longer restart timeline, with production from the plant constrained until the two damaged liquefaction units can be repaired—a process that may take several years or more, they said.
But the policies are multiplying and growing more constraining as the crisis continues.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
